Theatre nurse

Adam Issa

Email address: adhdhd@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 075********

PERSONAL PROFILE

Experienced and dedicated surgical nurse working in main theatres at Charing cross hospital, one of the main hospitals within Imperial College Trust in London. very outgoing person and able to work well within a team. A compassionate, professional, highly motivated and currently working within the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and local trust guidelines and policies.

Having been working as a surgical nurse for over two years, helped me to work in cooperation with a competent surgical team in order to deliver optimum holistic care to patients. Part of this objective is to be a patient’s advocate for health concerns and at the same time perform clinical skills such as health assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, interventions, accurate evaluation and communication of findings with the entire operative team.

Key skills:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

oLanguage Skills: Fluently speak, read and write in English, Arabic and Kurdish.

Great numeracy, computer and literacy skills

In depth knowledge of operating department specifications.

Excellent experience in many different surgical specialities such as, Plastic surgeries, ENT, Urology, Orthopaedics and emergency theatre.

Good understanding of the safety standards and precautions required during operations.

Ability to work in a pressurised, emotionally charged and fast changing environment.

Quick and effective respond to emergency situations in theatres.

Ability to adapt to a new environment and learn skills quickly.

Professionally focused on patient care

Effective at any given tasks and time management

Able to follow written and verbal instructions

Willing to take on new challenge

EDUCATION

BSc in Nursing degree

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University

Oct 2015 – Jun 2018

Pharmacy MPharm

University of Bath

University of Bath

Oct 2012 – Jun 2014

Access to Higher Education diploma (Science) Level 3

Croydon College

Croydon College

Sep 2011 – Jun 2012

NOCN Level 2 diploma in progression (Science QCF)

Croydon College

Croydon College

Sep 2010 – Jun 2011

WORK EXPERIENCE

1.Charing Cross Hospital in London (September 2018 – present):

Carry out a wide range of duties to care for, support, patients before, during and after the surgical phase including:

Making sure that the operating room is ready and adequate before starting any surgical operation.

Maki sure that the surgical and patient details are recorded accurately on the computer.

Ability to work in emergency theatre during night, weekends and on-call rotations.

Preparing the operating theatre and making sure that all the necessary surgical equipment such as, microscopes, lasers and endoscopes are available in the theatre if needed before starting any procedure.

Working with the surgeons to provide instruments, needles, swabs and other surgical materials as required

Maintaining the sterility of the surgical field at all time.

Responsibility for the surgical instruments, equipment and swabs counts.

Act as a link between the surgical team and other parts of the theatre and hospital.

taking patients to recovery with the anaesthetist and handing over to the recovery team.

Listening and talking to patients during local anaesthetic procedures and making sure that the patient is pain free and as comfortable and safe as possible

2.Oxford University Trust hospitals: John Radcliff hospital (January 2016 – May 2018)

worked with an agency called NHSP as a health care assistant in Patient transfer lounge and respiratory theatre in John Radcliff hospital:

observing, monitoring and recording patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.

communication with patients, relatives and carers.

assisting with clinical duties.

personal care including infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene and overall reassurance, comfort and safety

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

I love doing all kinds of team sports, especially football, basketball and swimming. I always enjoy meeting new people from different cultures. I also like watching movies and reading books for which Sherlock Holmes is my favourite character of all time.

REFERENCES

References are available upon request.

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